Local Studies Library, Wakefield
Wakefield Learning and Local Studies Library,
Library HQ,
Balne Lane,
Wakefield
WF2 0DQ
Phone: 01924 302230
Fax: 01924 302245
Mini Com: Typetalk calls welcome.
Email: lib.learningandlocalstudies@wakefield.gov.uk
Location and Directions
Ten minutes walk from the centre of Wakefield and Westgate Station, the Local Studies Library is housed in the Balne Lane Headquarters of Wakefield Libraries and Information Service. There is free car park but please display a car parking permit available from the Library counter.
Opening times
|
Monday |
9:30am - 7:00pm |
|
Tuesday |
9:30am - 5:00pm |
|
Wednesday |
9:30am - 7:00pm |
|
Thursday |
9:30am - 1:00pm |
|
Friday |
9:30am - 5:00pm |
|
Saturday |
9:30am - 1:00pm |
|
Sunday |
closed |
About our services
The Local Studies Department in Wakefield holds the main collection for the district. This includes material in all formats from newspaper cuttings and ephemera to limited edition books. For further information about some of the types of resources we have available, please follow the links in the right hand column. Please telephone or email with any enquiries either about the service or with your Local Studies enquiries. Contact details are at the top of this page.
Equipment available:-
- Microfiche & Microfilm readers & reader/printers
- Photocopier
- Computers with free Internet access and Local and Family History CDROMs
(please note: all use of the equipment except the photocopier must be pre-booked)
Charges:-
- Reader/printer - 40p per A4 copy; 60p per A3 copy
- Photocopier - 10p per A4 copy; 20p per A3 copy
- Computer prints - 10p per page for Black and White, 30p for Colour prints
